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  • Issue 219

Issue 219

A bulk carrier on bright blue water

Eye in the sky on reef pollution

Spotting an oil spill in a 2,300 km long marine park is no easy task, but new remote sensing technology is set to change that.

The ocean stretching to the horizon

A new spin on ocean eddies and marine primary production

Our understanding of the ocean’s biological pump, and the capacity of the ocean to sequester carbon dioxide, has been enhanced by a new study examining ocean eddies.

A tamarin in among tree branches and leaves eating a bright orange fruit.

Tropical forest carbon storage at risk from defaunation

Disappearing vertebrates are affecting the structure and carbon storage capacity of tropical forests.

A beach facing slope with homes damaged by bushfire

Safety among the gum trees for Wye River

Our leading bushfire risk expert Justin Leonard has been working with the community and a wider Advisory Panel to develop a set of voluntary guidelines that will help improve the townships resilience to bushfire.

A small motor boat on a river bend

Are toxic algal blooms the new normal for Australia’s major rivers?

Blooms of toxic blue-green algae were unheard of in Australia's major waterways before 1991. Now the Murray River is experiencing its fourth bloom in a decade.

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